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Winter 2009

Local Heroes: Ten Extraordinary People

Nov 15, 2009 | Jeff Rollings | Local Heroes

It’s people who make a community. And our second annual celebration of local heroes is a salute to ten extraordinary people who define our community at its best.

Heather Broadbent: Captive on the Carousel of Time

Nov 15, 2009 | Jeff Rollings | Back Issues | Community | Local Heroes

Local Hero: Heather Broadbent is Caledon’s respected heritage expert.

Doc Gillies: The Fixer

Nov 15, 2009 | Jeff Rollings | Local Heroes

Local Hero: Doc Gillies is a legendary community champion.

Jade Scognamillo: Our Lady of the Lakes

Nov 15, 2009 | Jeff Rollings | Back Issues | Community | Local Heroes

Local Hero: Jade’s powerhouse Lake Erie swim went in the record books!

Rob Ciccotelli: Runaway Stage Coach

Nov 15, 2009 | Jeff Rollings | Back Issues | Community | Local Heroes

Local Hero: Rob Ciccotelli: The sheer volume of this man’s creative endeavours is astonishing.

Larry Kurtz: Boogie-Woogie Man

Nov 15, 2009 | Jeff Rollings | Back Issues | Community | Local Heroes

Local Hero: Larry Kurtz is the founder of Orangeville’s highly successful Blues and Jazz Festival.

Jane Helie & Tammy Clark: Kind-Hearted Cat Herders

Nov 15, 2009 | Michele Green | Back Issues | Community | Local Heroes

Local Heroes: Jane Helie & Tammy Clark have cared for a feral cat community over the past ten years.

Ken Jewett: The Old Man and the Tree

Nov 15, 2009 | Jeff Rollings | Local Heroes

Local Hero: Ken Jewett is the founder of Maple Leaves Forever.

Karen Hutchinson & Jennifer Clark: Supperhero and her Sidekick, Soup Girl

Nov 15, 2009 | Jeff Rollings | Back Issues | Community | Local Heroes

Local Heroes: Karen Hutchinson & Jennifer Clark are driving a local and sustainable food system.

Olympic Fever Comes to Orangeville

Nov 15, 2009 | Cecily Ross | Back Issues

Roland Kirouac choreographs the excitement as Orangeville prepares to welcome the Olympic Flame.

A Father’s Tribute

Nov 15, 2009 | Gary Bonikowsky | Back Issues

Sarah Bonikowsky of Mono Centre was a member of the Canadian women’s eight rowing team at the Beijing Olympics last year. Sarah’s father, Gary Bonikowsky, recorded the following entry in his journal.

The Pickup Queens

Nov 15, 2009 | Liz Beatty | Leisure

For 35 years, nothing has come between these Ladies and their Sunday morning hockey game at the Hillsburgh Arena.